Mark Chaplin
@yugblad.bsky.social
Board game designer: LIFEFORM, THE THING, REVOLVER, and WHERE HUMANS DON'T BELONG, etc. Likes toad licking, gamebooks, and freediving with Megalodon sharks.
Once again, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS proves a delight!
February 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Once again, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS proves a delight!
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When the BBC finally aired SALEM'S LOT (1979) in the autumn of 1981, images and scenes from it burned their way into my brain. I slept facing away from my bedroom window for weeks!
February 3, 2026 at 2:06 PM
When the BBC finally aired SALEM'S LOT (1979) in the autumn of 1981, images and scenes from it burned their way into my brain. I slept facing away from my bedroom window for weeks!
I like the LAST FLEET RPG. It’s very Battlestar Galactica. I’m not a massive fan of the Apocalypse World-like moves system, but there’s some gold in this book you can pan for.
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I like the LAST FLEET RPG. It’s very Battlestar Galactica. I’m not a massive fan of the Apocalypse World-like moves system, but there’s some gold in this book you can pan for.
I've read them now. I like the art, but most of these are not very playable - I guess it's also a vibe thing. They don't work for me as much as I'd hoped.
TERRORS FROM THE COSMOS series 2 just arrived!
More MOTHERSHIP RPG goodness
More MOTHERSHIP RPG goodness
February 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I've read them now. I like the art, but most of these are not very playable - I guess it's also a vibe thing. They don't work for me as much as I'd hoped.
I’ve never seen anyone else talk about the ASHEN STARS RPG. It’s uses the Gumshoe system - and is overflowing with cool ideas and concepts. You play alien freelance detectives.
January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I’ve never seen anyone else talk about the ASHEN STARS RPG. It’s uses the Gumshoe system - and is overflowing with cool ideas and concepts. You play alien freelance detectives.
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The Matrix (1999): Sentinel, art by Steve Burg
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The Matrix (1999): Sentinel, art by Steve Burg
Some of you not be aware that @modiphius.bsky.social created an excellent SPACE 1999 RPG (that uses the 2D20 system). Can certainly recommend!
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Some of you not be aware that @modiphius.bsky.social created an excellent SPACE 1999 RPG (that uses the 2D20 system). Can certainly recommend!
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I created a set of homebrew rules and some helpful charts for the SPACE 1999 RPG - see below:
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I created a set of homebrew rules and some helpful charts for the SPACE 1999 RPG - see below:
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Another sci-fi art legend leaves us. Goodbye Bob Layzell, Terran Trade Authority titan 04/05/1940-29/01/2026
January 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Another sci-fi art legend leaves us. Goodbye Bob Layzell, Terran Trade Authority titan 04/05/1940-29/01/2026
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That cancelled TV show you'll never stop thinking about:
Raised. By. Wolves.
Raised. By. Wolves.
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
That cancelled TV show you'll never stop thinking about:
Raised. By. Wolves.
Raised. By. Wolves.
Well done @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social - RAPTURE PROTOCOL is the most accessible ALIEN RPG scenario (easy to get to the table, and the most painless to tweak to taste).
I also enjoy the greatest hits aspect - it features something from every Alien movie, & nicely subverts expectations in the first act
I also enjoy the greatest hits aspect - it features something from every Alien movie, & nicely subverts expectations in the first act
This is a really good, very playable ALIEN RPG adventure.
January 29, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Well done @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social - RAPTURE PROTOCOL is the most accessible ALIEN RPG scenario (easy to get to the table, and the most painless to tweak to taste).
I also enjoy the greatest hits aspect - it features something from every Alien movie, & nicely subverts expectations in the first act
I also enjoy the greatest hits aspect - it features something from every Alien movie, & nicely subverts expectations in the first act
TERRORS FROM THE COSMOS series 2 just arrived!
More MOTHERSHIP RPG goodness
More MOTHERSHIP RPG goodness
January 29, 2026 at 8:20 PM
TERRORS FROM THE COSMOS series 2 just arrived!
More MOTHERSHIP RPG goodness
More MOTHERSHIP RPG goodness
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Nice!!
Here's a pic of my collection (plus other gamebook series) from when I'd retrieved it from mum's, plus a couple of my later acquisitions and a Shapechanger I painted 🙂
Here's a pic of my collection (plus other gamebook series) from when I'd retrieved it from mum's, plus a couple of my later acquisitions and a Shapechanger I painted 🙂
January 17, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Nice!!
Here's a pic of my collection (plus other gamebook series) from when I'd retrieved it from mum's, plus a couple of my later acquisitions and a Shapechanger I painted 🙂
Here's a pic of my collection (plus other gamebook series) from when I'd retrieved it from mum's, plus a couple of my later acquisitions and a Shapechanger I painted 🙂
Once again, been pouring over THE FALL OF DELTA GREEN rulebook - great fuckin hardback. Nicely evokes the otherness of interdimensional beings!
January 29, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Once again, been pouring over THE FALL OF DELTA GREEN rulebook - great fuckin hardback. Nicely evokes the otherness of interdimensional beings!
This game effectively changed my life and introduced me to some wonderful lifelong friends, but it also saw me spend money on Antiquities in '94 that I needed for food.
When I moved to Nottingham (around ironically the EXODUS release in '98), I purged myself of the addiction.
When I moved to Nottingham (around ironically the EXODUS release in '98), I purged myself of the addiction.
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This game effectively changed my life and introduced me to some wonderful lifelong friends, but it also saw me spend money on Antiquities in '94 that I needed for food.
When I moved to Nottingham (around ironically the EXODUS release in '98), I purged myself of the addiction.
When I moved to Nottingham (around ironically the EXODUS release in '98), I purged myself of the addiction.
I created a set of homebrew rules and some helpful charts for the SPACE 1999 RPG - see below:
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I created a set of homebrew rules and some helpful charts for the SPACE 1999 RPG - see below:
Brilliant SPACE 1999 Eagle Transporter modelwork I saw on X:
January 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Brilliant SPACE 1999 Eagle Transporter modelwork I saw on X:
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Choose 20 #cutaways that interest you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just pics, label and courtesy link
Day 3: Space 1999 Eagle Transporter. Cutaway by mPmDetroyat. #space1999 Link: www.reddit.com/r/StarshipPo...
Day 3: Space 1999 Eagle Transporter. Cutaway by mPmDetroyat. #space1999 Link: www.reddit.com/r/StarshipPo...
December 13, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Choose 20 #cutaways that interest you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just pics, label and courtesy link
Day 3: Space 1999 Eagle Transporter. Cutaway by mPmDetroyat. #space1999 Link: www.reddit.com/r/StarshipPo...
Day 3: Space 1999 Eagle Transporter. Cutaway by mPmDetroyat. #space1999 Link: www.reddit.com/r/StarshipPo...
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A tiny part of the region of Aelwine, in my Tarvannion campaign setting.
You can check out Aelwine for free on my itch, and I’ll be adding this map as part of the downloads this week in a print friendly b/w format.
You can check out Aelwine for free on my itch, and I’ll be adding this map as part of the downloads this week in a print friendly b/w format.
April 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A tiny part of the region of Aelwine, in my Tarvannion campaign setting.
You can check out Aelwine for free on my itch, and I’ll be adding this map as part of the downloads this week in a print friendly b/w format.
You can check out Aelwine for free on my itch, and I’ll be adding this map as part of the downloads this week in a print friendly b/w format.
How it started (1984's ALIEN on c64)
How it finished (LIFEFORM board game 2019)
How it finished (LIFEFORM board game 2019)
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
How it started (1984's ALIEN on c64)
How it finished (LIFEFORM board game 2019)
How it finished (LIFEFORM board game 2019)
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I've updated my #Lifeform rules & reference to v2.1 by adding the missing 2 player cat movement rule, fixing a lifeform action, and giving the whole thing a clean up and reformat. The essential guide for this tense #Alien game!
www.orderofgamers.com/games/lifefo...
www.orderofgamers.com/games/lifefo...
February 2, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I've updated my #Lifeform rules & reference to v2.1 by adding the missing 2 player cat movement rule, fixing a lifeform action, and giving the whole thing a clean up and reformat. The essential guide for this tense #Alien game!
www.orderofgamers.com/games/lifefo...
www.orderofgamers.com/games/lifefo...
This is a really good, very playable ALIEN RPG adventure.
January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is a really good, very playable ALIEN RPG adventure.
Reading ALIEN RPG RAPTURE PROTOCOL:
January 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Reading ALIEN RPG RAPTURE PROTOCOL:
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Space: 1999 (1975-77)
Starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain & Nick Tate.
Starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain & Nick Tate.
January 26, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Space: 1999 (1975-77)
Starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain & Nick Tate.
Starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain & Nick Tate.
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Space… opera. My piece on Blake’s 7 in today’s print edition of the Daily Telegraph
January 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Space… opera. My piece on Blake’s 7 in today’s print edition of the Daily Telegraph